Alberta History articles from January 2007

Alberta History archives from January 2007

Victorian homes on the prairies: the interaction between Victorian and frontier culture, 1895-1914.(Viewpoint essay)
January 1, 2007... The prairie frontier provided an opportunity for settlers to create an entirely new society, far from any old world influences. However, regardless of this opportunity for a new utopian community, the settlers were themselves products of old...

A final tribute.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... It is with the most profound regret that we are obliged to chronicle the collapse of one section of Edmonton's very complete system of waterworks. Donald McLeod's historic mule, which for the past year has been actively engaged in forwarding...

Blackfoot medicine men.(Viewpoint essay)
January 1, 2007... Introduction--Sir Cecil Denny was one of the original members of the North-West Mounted Police and took part in the Great March of 1874. A year later he was second in command when Fort Calgary was established and was a signatory to Treaty Seven...

Sun dance.(Indian dance rituals)(Reprint)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Travellers over the Blue Trail near Stand Off crossing had their curiosity aroused recently by the city of tents far away on the hillside to the south east of the Hutterite colony's holdings. "What is it?" was the exclamation, as the spots of...

McArthur's secret mission: Part two.(J.D. McArthur)(Diary entry)
January 1, 2007... Introduction The first part of Hugh Macintrye's journal was published in the Autumn 2006 issue of Alberta History. Railroad builder J.D. McArthur was constructing a line to the Peace River district but he wanted the location of his...

First apples.(the first apple crop in Alberta)(Reprint)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In 1900 Mr. Daly set out four Long field trees on his farm at Clover Bar. Last year one apple was grown and this year the trees had about twenty-five promising pippins. The bearing trees being a novelty in this part of the world, Mr. Daly's...

The squatters.(settlements in Edmonton)(Viewpoint essay)
January 1, 2007... The following is an historical fact which pertains to the early settlement of the area northwest of Edmonton, now the Westlock and Barrhead district, and which information I have been unable to find recorded elsewhere. When that area was...

The pessimist.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... There are some people who are always "looking for trouble." If it rains they are sure the crops will be drowned out before it stops, and if it is dry they are sure everything will be burned up before it rains. Their discouraging outlook is like...

In the Promised Land of Alberta's North: The Northern Journal of Katherine Hughes (Summer 1909).(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... In the Promised Land of Alberta's North: The Northern Journal of Katherine Hughes (Summer 1909) edited and introduced by Ken Kaiser & Merrily Aubrey. Calgary: Historical Society of Alberta, 208 pp., illus., maps, paper, society members...

The Diva and the Rancher: The Story of Norma Piper and George Pocaterra.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... The Diva & the Rancher: The Story of Norma Piper and George Pocaterra by Jennifer Hamblin and David Finch. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 320 pp., illus., paper, $29.95. Here is an improbable story. A lovely Calgary girl goes to Italy...

Riding to the Rescue: The Transformation of the RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1914-1939.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Riding to the Rescue: The Transformation of the RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1914-1939 by Steve Hewitt. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 205 pp., illus., paper, $29.95. With settlement taking place throughout western Canada,...

This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada edited by Colleen Skidmore. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 508 pp., illus., colour, paper, $34.95. The author has drawn upon the writings of several persons to bring...

How the West was Written: The Life and Times of James H. Gray.(Book review)
January 1, 2007... How the West was Written: The Life & Times of James H. Gray by Brian Brennan. Calgary: Fifth House Ltd., 226 pp., illus., bound, $24.95. Jim Gray was an old friend of this reviewer, so it was nice to see him given credit for his...

We Lead Others Follow: First Canadian Division, 1914-1918.("History of the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion C.E.F.")(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... We Lead Others Follow: First Canadian Division, 1914-1918 by Kenneth Radley. St. Catharines, ON: Vanwell Publishing Ltd., 192 pp., illus., maps, hard cover, $49.95. History of the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion C.E.F. by Major...

York Boats of the Hudson's Bay Company: Canada's Inland Armada.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... York Boats of the Hudson's Bay Company: Canada's Inland Armada by Dennis F. Johnson. Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 224 pp., illus, maps, paper, $21.95. The York boat was an essential means of transportation for the fur trade yet,...

Portraits of Canada.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Portraits of Canada, by Jonathan Hanna, Robert Kennel, and Carol Lacourte. Calgary: Fifth House Publishers, 216 pp., profusely illustrated, hard cover, $39.95. If you are looking for a present--even for yourself--look no further. This book...

Carving Faces, Carving Lives: People of the Boreal Forest.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Carving Faces, Carving Lives: People of the Boreal Forest, by Terry Gavin. Edmonton: The Heritage Community Foundation, 240 pp., illus., colour, $40. This is a beautiful coffee table book consisting primarily of 345 colour images of people,...

Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, by Mary Percy Jackson, edited by Janice Dickin. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 336 pp., illus., paper, $24.95. This is a new edition of a collection of letters written by...

Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe, by John Bell. Toronto: The Dundurn Group. 224 pp., illus., colour, hard cover, $40.00. This is a fascinating account of how the creators of Superman, Prince Valiant, and...